Re: [Snort-users] Rule Chaining

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Esler, Joel CNTR/Sytex
 
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Rule chaining can be done with "Activate" and "Dynamic" can it not?


Joel

On Fri, 2005-02-25 at 11:44 -0500, Matt Kettler wrote:

> At 12:25 AM 2/25/2005, Madhur Nagar wrote:
> >Hi
> >I wanted to knw that does SNORT allow
> >1. Rule Chaining - one rule calling another

>
> Not that I'm aware of.
>
> >2. Stateful Checking - Checking for a content in say
> >10 packets and only if the content of all the 10
> >matches then take some action

>
> No, but this can be approximated with the threshold keyword.
>
> >3. Remote Rule Updation

>
>
> Eh? "rule updating"? Yes, snort rules can be updated, but that's done
> outside of snort. There's even a handy tool called oinkmaster to help
> automate it.
>
>
> >I would also be grateful if someone could please tell
> >me in which files is the source code for the rules
> >related to the above topics

>
> Sorry, I don't know off the top of my head.. do some grepping for threshold
> in the code.
>
>
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Rule chaining can be done with &quot;Activate&quot; and &quot;Dynamic&quot; can it not?<BR>
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Joel<BR>
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On Fri, 2005-02-25 at 11:44 -0500, Matt Kettler wrote:
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">At 12:25 AM 2/25/2005, Madhur Nagar wrote:</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">&gt;Hi</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">&gt;I wanted to knw that does SNORT allow</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">&gt;1. Rule Chaining - one rule calling another</FONT>

<FONT COLOR="#000000">Not that I'm aware of.</FONT>

<FONT COLOR="#000000">&gt;2. Stateful Checking - Checking for a content in say</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">&gt;10 packets and only if the content of all the 10</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">&gt;matches then take some action</FONT>

<FONT COLOR="#000000">No, but this can be approximated with the threshold keyword.</FONT>

<FONT COLOR="#000000">&gt;3. Remote Rule Updation</FONT>


<FONT COLOR="#000000">Eh? &quot;rule updating&quot;? Yes, snort rules can be updated, but that's done </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">outside of snort. There's even a handy tool called oinkmaster to help </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">automate it.</FONT>


<FONT COLOR="#000000">&gt;I would also be grateful if someone could please tell</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">&gt;me in which files is the source code for the rules</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">&gt;related to the above topics</FONT>

<FONT COLOR="#000000">Sorry, I don't know off the top of my head.. do some grepping for threshold </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">in the code.</FONT>



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